China and Taiwan signed a trade deal that Taiwanese officials call the most important development in their relationship in more than 60 years. The deal gives access to each other's markets, but it's also a big political step for China.

Google will stop automatically rerouting users
of its China search site to its Hong Kong site. Google's license to do business in China expires tomorrow and Beijing was threatening not to renew it. What does the move mean?

A fight's brewing in Baltimore over efforts to cut pensions for cops and firefighters. It mirrors similar struggles across the U.S. As local governments try to balance their budgets, retiree benefits are a juicy target. Mitchell Hartman reports that doesn't sit well with public-employee unions.

The center of Tropical Storm Alex is not expected to pass near the site of BP's leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. But it could delay oil collection efforts, and that could be bad news for the company's financial health.